CC
2025-11-27 · Dail
Sanctions against the State of Israel Bill 2025: First Stage
Is the Bill being opposed?
John McGuinness
Rhetoric & votes →On prevailing side: this member voted with the winning side in 425 of 432 decisive votes (0 abstentions excluded). Read it as a government-or-opposition indicator rather than a measure of influence — the figure is near 100% for members supporting the government of the day and near 0% for those opposing it.
Party over time
This is the point of the site: contributions keep the party held on the day, not the one held now.
| Party | Recorded as | Contributions | Period |
|---|---|---|---|
| CC | Ceann Comhairle / Chair | 1,752 | 2025-02-19 – 2026-10-01 |
| FF | Fianna Fáil | 278 | 2020-02-20 – 2026-09-23 |
Membership spells on record: FF 1997-06-06–2002-04-25 · FF 2002-05-17–2007-04-30 · FF 2007-05-24–2011-02-01 · FF 2011-02-25–2016-03-09 · FF 2016-03-10–2020-01-14 · FF 2020-02-08–2024-11-08 · FF 2024-11-29–present
Record
CC
2025-11-27 · Dail
Sanctions against the State of Israel Bill 2025: First Stage
Since this is a Private Members' Bill, Second Stage must, under Standing Orders, be taken in Private Members' time.
FF
2025-11-26 · Dail
Strengthening Whistleblower Protections, Enforcement and Accountability in Public Administration: Motion [Private Members]
It is true to say, in the context of the people, that the State is the civil servants and the politicians, and it stands guilty of an awful injustice to the people in the Public Gallery, and to those within the system who are experiencing the chilling effect of this debate on what happened to the whistleblowers in the past and so will not come forward. The State should own up to its moral obligations and should reach out to the likes of Maurice McCabe, who may not have been here today were it not for the strength o…
FF
2025-11-26 · Dail
Strengthening Whistleblower Protections, Enforcement and Accountability in Public Administration: Motion [Private Members]
Ms Julie Grace-----
FF
2025-11-26 · Dail
Strengthening Whistleblower Protections, Enforcement and Accountability in Public Administration: Motion [Private Members]
Yes, I will conclude now. Ms Julie Grace should be recognised and it should be sorted without her having to go to Europe. Mr. Noel McGree lost his house. He was treated so badly-----
FF
2025-11-26 · Dail
Strengthening Whistleblower Protections, Enforcement and Accountability in Public Administration: Motion [Private Members]
-----and still has not been compensated by the State. Should the Minister not just step in and say we have a moral obligation to fix the wrong that was done to that man and his family?
FF
2025-11-26 · Dail
Strengthening Whistleblower Protections, Enforcement and Accountability in Public Administration: Motion [Private Members]
We must remember, a Chathaoirleach Gníomhach-----
FF
2025-11-26 · Dail
Strengthening Whistleblower Protections, Enforcement and Accountability in Public Administration: Motion [Private Members]
-----that behind every single one of those whistleblowers and the ones who are silently waiting for something to happen-----
FF
2025-11-26 · Dail
Strengthening Whistleblower Protections, Enforcement and Accountability in Public Administration: Motion [Private Members]
-----there is a family and a mental health issue.
FF
2025-11-26 · Dail
Strengthening Whistleblower Protections, Enforcement and Accountability in Public Administration: Motion [Private Members]
We sat idly by-----
FF
2025-11-26 · Dail
Strengthening Whistleblower Protections, Enforcement and Accountability in Public Administration: Motion [Private Members]
-----while all of that was put on them by the State and its agents.
FF
2025-11-26 · Dail
Strengthening Whistleblower Protections, Enforcement and Accountability in Public Administration: Motion [Private Members]
Mr. Alo Mohan would be the same. I could go on and mention others.
FF
2025-11-26 · Dail
Strengthening Whistleblower Protections, Enforcement and Accountability in Public Administration: Motion [Private Members]
I know I am abusing my time-----
FF
2025-11-26 · Dail
Strengthening Whistleblower Protections, Enforcement and Accountability in Public Administration: Motion [Private Members]
-----but I only have two and a half minutes.
FF
2025-11-26 · Dail
Strengthening Whistleblower Protections, Enforcement and Accountability in Public Administration: Motion [Private Members]
I want to say that if we only learned from the whistleblowers, we would save the State a fortune and would hail them as heroes and not describe them, as happened, as "disgusting".
FF
2025-11-26 · Dail
Strengthening Whistleblower Protections, Enforcement and Accountability in Public Administration: Motion [Private Members]
They are not disgusting. They are, in fact, heroes.
FF
2025-11-26 · Dail
Strengthening Whistleblower Protections, Enforcement and Accountability in Public Administration: Motion [Private Members]
I will fight my battles on this side.
FF
2025-11-26 · Dail
Strengthening Whistleblower Protections, Enforcement and Accountability in Public Administration: Motion [Private Members]
A Cheann Comhairle, I note that reply showed disrespect to certain of those in the Public Gallery and to the issue at hand.
CC
2025-11-26 · Dail
Horse and Greyhound Racing Fund Regulations 2025: Motion
In accordance with Standing Order 85(2), the division is postponed until the weekly division time this evening.
CC
2025-11-26 · Dail
Civil Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2021: Motion
To conclude, Deputy.